India, Dec. 2 -- Sarfaraz Khan gave a smashing response to his detractors on Tuesday as he smashed his maiden T20 century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 group stage match against Assam at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The right-handed batter from Mumbai has been dominating the discourse ever since India's home Test series loss against South Africa, with fans and pundits questioning his non-selection despite heaps and heaps of runs in the Ranji Trophy.

It is worth mentioning that the match against Assam was Sarfaraz's first T20 fixture in two years. The right-hander brought up his century on the penultimate ball of Mumbai's innings, and this knock helped the side post 220 runs on the board. His 47-ball knock was studded with ...